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Judahיְהוּדָהtookוַיִּקַּחa wifeאִשָּׁהfor Erלְעֵרhis firstborn,בְּכוֹרוֹand her nameוּשְׁמָהּwas Tamar.תָּמָר
Genesis 38:6
Study it in the app“Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 38:6, word by word
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- a wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears- for Erעֵרer
Er
Er, the elder son of Judah; also another Israelite.
Where else “er” appears- his firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- and her nameשְׁמָshema
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appears- was Tamarתָּמָרtamar
Tamar
Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".
Where else “tamar” appears
The context
5Yet again she bore a son and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 · This verse (above)
7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH put him to death.
To study Genesis 38 in a group
1. What it says
What did Tamar do, and what did Judah say when he learned of it (vv. 14-26)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Judah admits, “She is more righteous than I” (v. 26)?
3. How I live it
How can you honestly admit your own mistake when it is shown to you?